DeShuna is the founder & CEO of kweliTV, a Black-owned streaming service showcasing 900+ indie Black films, documentaries and series from around the world. Through her work, she builds platforms and programs that expand access, shift cultural narratives and create sustainable pathways for underrepresented creators.

A former journalist and radio host, DeShuna’s work spans media, education, live experiences and emerging immersive storytelling. She is also the founder of the Black Indie Creatives Coalition, a nonprofit supporting Black independent filmmakers through development programs, convenings and creative infrastructure, and the creator of Black.Indie.Ignite., a national gathering for Black indie creators.

DeShuna speaks Internationally on media representation, bias in technology and distribution, the future of indie film, social entrepreneurship and how storytelling can be used as a tool for cultural and systems change.